Deep within the Earth’s mantle, rhythmic pulses of hot lava are emerging on the surface, offering a rare glimpse into the ...

While we may take this knowledge for granted, this theory of plate tectonics was only formulated in the 1960s. But the movement of plates is known to have a huge influence on Earth; mountains can rise ...

Tectonic plates move at a rate of 1 to 2 inches (3 to 5 centimeters) per year, according to National Geographic. That's about as fast as your fingernails grow! How many plates are there?

Within just a few million years, the continental plates begin to bend and squish toward each other. Around 200 million years ...

While rare, Redding does get earthquakes strong enough for us to feel. Here's why Shasta and Siskiyou counties and the north ...

Scientists found a rhythmic mantle plume beneath Ethiopia is slowly tearing Africa apart - hinting at the birth of a new ...

Researchers in China and Australia have created an animation that details Earth's tectonic movements over the past 1.8 billion years. In just over a minute, the video offers a mesmerizing look at ...

In the Afar region of Ethiopia, the ground beneath our feet is stretching and tearing at a rate of 16 millimeters per year ...

Scientists have detected rhythmic pulses of molten rock rising beneath eastern Africa, threatening to pull the continent ...

Find out how tectonic movement change the landscape around us with this BBC Bitesize Scotland article for P5, P6, P7 - Second Level CfE ...

Two slow-motion earthquakes took several weeks to travel 20 miles along the fault. Each happened in places where geologic ...

Rocks older than 4.03 billion years could shed light on Earth's earliest geological history, but they're incredibly rare.